First, let's back up: The mother and daughter team Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, invented the Myers-Briggs Type Indictor, which is based on Jungian psychology. There are 16 distinct personality types, according to Myers-Briggs, and each one is made up of a combination of four traits, from a list of eight possibilities: extraversion (E), sensing (S), thinking (T), judgment (J), introversion (I), intuition (N), feeling (F), perception (P). So, for example, if you're an ISTJ, then you're intuitive, sensing, thinking, judging personality, and that combination of traits predicts some oddly accurate things about you.

Not only does knowing our personality type help us to understand who we are and how we react in certain situations, but it’s also a great suggestion as to who we might be compatible with, and how we are within relationships.

As an introvert, you’re reserved, preferring to spend time one-on-one. Known as “The Duty Fulfiller,” you’re loyal, and expect the same from others. You believe in playing by rules, tend to adhere to tradition, and never steer away from expressing your feelings. However, your emotions often come before logic, and that can lead to a bit of drama.

You’re an extrovert who prefers facts and figures to flights of fancy. You also like to take charge of situations, which is why you're known as “The Guardian.” You’re dependable and realistic in terms of love, but you’ll also do anything for those people who are fortunate enough to be loved by you.

Although your focus is internal, you’re so nurturing in nature that you’re even known as “The Nurturer.” You learn best by being hands-on and have an unbelievable capacity for memory. Your sense of responsibility and awareness for others' feelings is great, but you also have a hard time saying no.

Your way of handling things is based on your feelings about them, and you have a strong value system which everyone around you is up against. You’re loving and giving, but your extroversion can sometimes make you exhausting in the eyes of others — even people you're dating.

You want to know why things work the way they work, which is why you are “The Mechanic.” You love sorting through facts and being active in attaining knowledge. You’re naturally good at sports and are happiest when you are the center of attention and get to show off your capabilities. Because you want to know why things function the way they do, you’re probably more likely to want to talk through your relationship's problems so that you can get past it and move on to the next thing.

You’re straight to the point about everything, and can get things done. You have an amazing ability to understand and read those around you, and because of this, you’re not usually left in the dark when it comes to your relationships. You’re fun, adventurous, and are always looking for a good time.

You’re all about your feelings, which tend to be more optimistic than not, and your extroversion makes you very vocal about all that optimism. You love beautiful things and have a deep connection with the people around you. Your ability to be flexible makes you an easy person to be in a relationship with.

As “The Artist” of the group, you’re focused on feelings and sensing. You want to be around people, and are genuinely sympathetic to their needs. Unlike many other personality types, you don’t want to control, and live and let live. But you tend to judge yourself too harshly, so you sometimes take things more seriously than you should.

You can tackle anything. You see the world with the eyes of a true leader, because you are “The Executive.” You’re not above arguing your side to make a point, and being so career-driven, relationships often come second.

Everything is planned with you. You value intelligence and standards, and want to adhere to the things you value. But because of your scientific view of the world, you can forget to express yourself in ways that others can understand. If you can keep that in check, you can amount to great things.

Your acute intuitiveness makes you “The Visionary.” You’re a great conversationalist, witty, and quick on your toes. You can basically go anywhere and talk to anyone, and completely hold your own. You love to debate, which can make for interesting first dates. You’re also obsessive and can focus on small details that, in the long run, you’ll find were a total waste of time. But being as well-rounded as you are, you tend to get along with a lot of different personality types.

You don’t want to lead or control, and put intellect above all else. Since you are so much of a thinker, having intimate relationships can be tricky for you. You’re likely to offer lots of the world of science, but not so much to the world of love.

You have amazing people skills, and can slip into any social situation with ease. Your need to be there for others makes you a very supportive partner, but because you give so much of yourself you require alone time that you don’t take as often as you should. You’re basically a love bug who wants to give and give until there’s nothing left, a la The Giving Tree.

As “The Protector,” you have caring in the bag, and as an intuitive person, you know exactly where to direct that caring. You not only want to protect, but also to nurture the people you love. You believe in constantly growing, making you a perfectionist who wants to invest in the long run. You will make for a phenomenal parent.

As "The Inspirer," you're devoted and caring, seeing and inspiring the potential in everything and everyone. But beware: an ENFP "gone wrong" can be trouble. Your talent and ability to talk to anyone puts you in the position of being able to easily manipulate, which can make for a mess of a relationship, if you don't stay away from that part of your personality.

Because you’re “The Idealist,” you want to make the world a better place at all costs. You’re laid-back until someone threatens your values, and you’re better at expressing your emotions on paper than verbally. (This probably makes you quite the gifted love letter writer.)